Well If the major powers on earth, all combined, can't afford it anymore it will end - but this sort of cooperation should really transcend individual governments.

There will times when one party spends more then the other, but even then we should take care to include scientists from across the political borders in the various programs imho.

For a while there Russian rockets put US astronauts into orbit, don't know if that's still the case, but at least even in a time of "sanctions" and "diplomatic measures" I've heard no one suggest this sort of cooperation should end.

Well If the major powers on earth, all combined, can't afford it anymore it will end - but this sort of cooperation should really transcend individual governments.

There will times when one party spends more then the other, but even then we should take care to include scientists from across the political borders in the various programs imho.

For a while there Russian rockets put US astronauts into orbit, don't know if that's still the case, but at least even in a time of "sanctions" and "diplomatic measures" I've heard no one suggest this sort of cooperation should end.

If we have an anti-science government we won't be participating in the research.

Well If the major powers on earth, all combined, can't afford it anymore it will end - but this sort of cooperation should really transcend individual governments.

There will times when one party spends more then the other, but even then we should take care to include scientists from across the political borders in the various programs imho.

For a while there Russian rockets put US astronauts into orbit, don't know if that's still the case, but at least even in a time of "sanctions" and "diplomatic measures" I've heard no one suggest this sort of cooperation should end.